What Is Epax Systems and What Does the Company Do?

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Epax Systems is a waste-handling equipment and services company that helps businesses in the United States and Canada manage waste affordably. It supplies industrial compactors and recycling balers, and backs them with service, repair, rentals, and managed waste programs. If your facility generates enough waste that hauling costs or dumpster logistics have become a problem, Epax is the kind of vendor you would call for equipment and ongoing support.

What Epax Systems provides

The company's offering splits into two broad areas: equipment and services.

Equipment

  • Industrial compactors — including ROPAX jumbo compactors, large stationary compactors, self-contained compactors, stationary compactors, vertical compactors, apartment compactors, indoor compactors, and auger compactors.
  • Recycling balers — vertical downstroke balers and horizontal balers.
  • Compactor and baler accessories — including odor control systems and the Axxess control system.
  • Parts, plus used and refurbished equipment.
  • Rentals for equipment you don't want to buy outright.

The ROPAX line is worth noting because it covers several distinct use cases:

Model How it works
ROPAX Jumbo Compaction in roll-off containers
ROPAX Jumbo Traversing Rail-mounted; can service up to 8 side-by-side containers
ROPAX Jumbo Mobile Services containers in multiple locations across a facility or campus
ROPAX Trans-Pak Rolling compactor mounted to an over-the-road truck
ROPAX Roto Compactor Industrial-grade rotary compactor used right where waste is generated

The site also lists SANITECH auger compactors (high-efficiency compaction with no hydraulics), high-density balers, self-contained compactors for large volumes of wet waste, and Macpresse as a manufacturing partner.

Services

  • Equipment service and repair
  • Managed waste services
  • Maintenance and repair

Who it's for

The company states it helps companies in the United States and Canada manage waste affordably. In practice, that means operations that produce enough waste to justify on-site compaction or baling — for example, a distribution center, grocery or retail location, apartment property, or food-handling facility dealing with wet waste.

If you only need occasional pickup of a small volume, compaction equipment is probably more than you need. If you're paying for frequent hauls, dealing with overflowing containers, or want to sell or reduce recycling volume, the equipment categories above are the relevant ones.

How to get started

  1. Identify your waste type and volume — dry recyclables point toward balers; wet waste points toward self-contained compactors; multi-location or multi-container setups point toward the ROPAX traversing or mobile options.
  2. Contact Epax for a quote. The site advertises a free, no-obligation quote.
  3. Ask about the fit for your site — whether you need a purchase, a rental, or a managed service arrangement, and what service coverage looks like in your region.

Contact details listed on the site:

  • Toll free: 800.220.6776
  • Telephone: 818.994.2870
  • Fax: 818.994.4032
  • Address: 14641 Arminta Street, Panorama City, CA 91402

There is also a Pay My Bill page for existing customers.

Where to learn more

The site organizes further detail into a few sections worth checking depending on what you need:

  • Who We Are — the company and team
  • Equipment — full product catalog by category
  • Services — service, repair, managed waste, maintenance
  • Resources — videos, brochures, news and articles, engineering drawings
  • Let's Talk Trash! — trade shows and events
  • Manufacturing Partners — the brands behind the equipment

Engineering drawings and brochures are the most useful pages if you're evaluating whether a specific compactor or baler will fit your site before you call.